FlyEgypt B738 near Ras al-Khaimah on Jun 12th 2021, sudden decompression
Last Update: June 17, 2021 / 17:47:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
FlyEgypt
Flight number
FT-501
Departure
Cairo, Egypt
Destination
Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
SU-TMI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The aircraft remained on the ground in Ras al-Khaimah for 27 hours, then departed for the return flight FT-502 climbing to a maximum FL240.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Cairo about 83 hours after landing in Cairo.
On Jun 17th 2021 The Aviation Herald learned maintenance found the bottom TCAS antenna leaking. The antenna was fixed, subsequent pressurization tests were satisfactory.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
FlyEgypt
Flight number
FT-501
Departure
Cairo, Egypt
Destination
Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
SU-TMI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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